saccharase
— Noun
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～ an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
saccharic acid
— Noun
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～ a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
saccharide
— Noun
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～ an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
saccharin
— Noun
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～ a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
saccharinity
— Noun
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～ the excessive sweetness of saccharin
saccharomyces
— Noun
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～ single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
Saccharomycetaceae
— Noun
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～ family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates
saccharose
— Noun
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～ a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
Saccharum bengalense
— Noun
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～ tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
saccharum
— Noun
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～ tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum
— Noun
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～ tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
Saccharum munja
— Noun
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～ tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
sacco
— Noun
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～ United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Bartolomeo Vanzetti was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1891-1927)
saccule
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～ a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
sacculus
— Noun
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～ a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
sacerdotalism
— Noun
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～ a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God
saceur
— Noun
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～ commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe
sachem
— Noun
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～ a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)